same_o title_n which_o he_o take_v himself_o as_o a_o apostle_n sic_fw-la nos_fw-la existimet_fw-la homo_fw-la ut_fw-la ministros_fw-la christi_fw-la by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o greatness_n be_v a_o participation_n of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o man_n which_o he_o communicate_v to_o some_o for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o that_o it_o be_v a_o ministry_n or_o office_n wherewith_o he_o entru_v they_o in_o so_o much_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o real_a or_o more_o just_a than_o the_o authority_n and_o power_n of_o god_n so_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o more_o real_a or_o more_o just_a than_o greatness_n in_o those_o to_o who_o he_o true_o impart_v the_o same_o and_o who_o be_v not_o usurper_n fourteen_o it_o may_v easy_o be_v comprehend_v by_o this_o doctrine_n that_o although_o monarchy_n and_o the_o other_o form_n of_o government_n may_v proceed_v original_o from_o the_o choice_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n yet_o the_o authority_n of_o monarch_n be_v not_o 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the_o order_n of_o the_o succession_n nor_o have_v any_o just_a authority_n for_o the_o same_o in_o regard_n that_o this_o authority_n reside_v always_o in_o the_o king_n be_v impart_v to_o he_o by_o god_n according_a to_o that_o constitution_n and_o order_n whereunto_o the_o people_n do_v voluntary_o subject_v themselves_o xvi_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v likewise_o clear_a that_o it_o can_v be_v never_o lawful_a for_o any_o one_o to_o rise_v or_o take_v arm_n against_o his_o sovereign_n and_o engage_v in_o a_o civil_a war._n since_o war_n can_v be_v make_v without_o authority_n and_o that_o sovereign_a too_o viz._n such_o as_o have_v a_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n and_o may_v justify_v the_o several_a slaughter_v of_o the_o war._n now_o in_o a_o monarchical_a state_n this_o right_n over_o the_o live_v of_o man_n appertain_v not_o to_o any_o but_o to_o the_o king_n alone_o and_o those_o who_o exercise_v the_o same_o by_o his_o authority_n so_o that_o rebel_n be_v destitute_a of_o this_o right_n commit_v as_o many_o homicide_n as_o they_o slay_v man_n in_o a_o civil_a war_n because_o they_o take_v away_o their_o life_n without_o a_o competent_a authority_n and_o against_o the_o order_n and_o appointment_n of_o god_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a also_o that_o they_o allege_v for_o their_o justification_n the_o disorder_n of_o the_o state_n whereunto_o they_o pretend_v to_o bring_v a_o remedy_n in_o regard_n that_o no_o disorder_n can_v give_v subject_n a_o liberty_n to_o draw_v the_o sword_n neither_o can_v they_o have_v any_o authority_n to_o make_v use_n thereof_o but_o by_o his_o alone_a who_o have_v receive_v it_o from_o god_n xvii_o this_o regal_a power_n and_o right_n of_o govern_v people_n which_o belong_v essential_o to_o god_n but_o be_v communicate_v by_o he_o to_o man_n for_o the_o benefit_n and_o good_a of_o man_n as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v do_v indeed_o eminent_o reside_v in_o king_n but_o pass_v also_o and_o extend_v itself_o to_o their_o minister_n and_o all_o those_o who_o be_v employ_v under_o they_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o government_n &_o preservation_n of_o order_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o it_o comprise_v all_o that_o authority_n which_o actuate_v and_o regulate_v the_o whole_a state_n and_o be_v various_o distribute_v according_a to_o the_o several_a charge_n &_o ministry_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o whosoever_o possess_v any_o portion_n thereof_o be_v a_o minister_n of_o god_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o part_n he_o hold_v of_o his_o authority_n xviii_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o there_o be_v in_o state_n certain_a greatness_n which_o consist_v more_o in_o the_o rank_n of_o those_o who_o possess_v they_o then_o in_o any_o authority_n such_o be_v the_o quality_n of_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n which_o give_v they_o a_o pre-eminence_n but_o include_v no_o jurisdiction_n unless_o join_v to_o some_o office_n or_o charge_n but_o this_o rank_n itself_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o authority_n and_o proceed_v likewise_o from_o the_o order_n of_o god_n because_o humane_a affair_n not_o be_v able_a to_o subsist_v without_o due_a order_n and_o regulation_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o such_o preeminence_n shall_v be_v constitute_v and_o that_o some_o shall_v have_v right_o of_o be_v prefer_v before_o other_o and_o this_o preference_n have_v be_v most_o just_o accord_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o necessary_o flow_v from_o the_o nature_n and_o genius_n of_o successive_a monarchy_n because_o this_o form_n of_o government_n consist_v essential_o in_o the_o election_n of_o a_o certain_a family_n the_o people_n choose_v such_o as_o shall_v be_v of_o it_o for_o their_o sovereign_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o their_o birth_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o all_o those_o of_o that_o family_n have_v right_a to_o the_o regal_a power_n and_o may_v hereafter_o happen_v to_o arrive_v thereat_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v accustom_v before_o hand_n to_o look_v on_o they_o with_o great_a respect_n than_o the_o rest_n for_o as_o much_o as_o otherwise_o when_o they_o shall_v in_o effect_n obtain_v the_o sceptre_n man_n will_v hardly_o be_v able_a to_o have_v those_o sentiment_n of_o submission_n for_o they_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v have_v towards_o king_n xix_o by_o these_o principle_n may_v be_v resolve_v the_o question_n touch_v that_o which_o render_v great_a man_n worthy_a of_o respect_n it_o be_v neither_o their_o riches_n nor_o their_o pleasure_n nor_o their_o pomp_n but_o it_o be_v the_o part_n they_o have_v of_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o god_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v honour_v in_o their_o person_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n which_o they_o possess_v thereof_o it_o be_v the_o order_n wherein_o god_n have_v place_v they_o by_o the_o disposition_n of_o his_o providence_n in_o so_o much_o as_o this_o submission_n have_v for_o its_o object_n that_o which_o be_v true_o worthy_a of_o respect_n it_o ought_v not_o only_o to_o be_v exterior_a and_o a_o bare_a ceremony_n but_o must_v be_v likewise_o interior_a that_o be_v must_v include_v the_o acknowledgement_n of_o a_o real_a superiority_n and_o greatness_n in_o those_o who_o be_v honour_v after_o this_o manner_n and_o it_o be_v for_o this_o cause_n that_o the_o apostle_n command_v christian_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o power_n not_o only_o for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n but_o also_o through_o a_o motive_n of_o conscience_n non_fw-la solum_fw-la propter_fw-la iram_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la propter_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la xx._n the_o pomp_n and_o splendour_n accompany_v the_o state_n of_o great_a man_n be_v not_o that_o which_o cause_v they_o to_o deserve_v honour_n but_o it_o be_v nevertheless_o that_o which_o do_v make_v they_o actual_o to_o be_v honour_v by_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o because_o it_o be_v just_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v honour_v it_o be_v also_o fit_a that_o in_o order_n
eye_n of_o their_o imagination_n the_o great_a encompass_v by_o vast_a troop_n of_o admirer_n who_o look_v on_o they_o as_o personage_n infinite_o superior_a to_o the_o rest_n such_o be_v the_o idea_n which_o concupiscence_n creat_v in_o we_o of_o this_o condition_n but_o a_o very_a little_a light_n will_v serve_v to_o detect_v the_o delusion_n for_o all_o these_o opinion_n which_o lift_v the_o great_a above_o other_o be_v only_o vain_a fancy_n and_o such_o as_o arise_v from_o the_o corruption_n of_o man_n heart_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o greatness_n found_v thereon_o be_v mere_o a_o phantom_n and_o without_o solidity_n vii_o thus_o far_o philosophy_n be_v able_a to_o conduct_v we_o but_o if_o we_o have_v no_o other_o light_n but_o what_o be_v borrow_v thence_o we_o shall_v no_o soon_o be_v deliver_v from_o one_o error_n than_o cast_v into_o another_o by_o be_v make_v believe_v that_o the_o great_a be_v not_o indeed_o worthy_a of_o any_o honour_n or_o respect_n and_o in_o effect_n such_o a_o conclusion_n will_v necessary_o deduce_v itself_o shall_v it_o once_o be_v grant_v that_o greatness_n have_v no_o other_o foundation_n but_o this_o heap_n of_o false_a opinion_n and_o deceitful_a good_n â—t_a be_v certain_a that_o i_o be_o not_o bind_v to_o honour_v a_o man_n because_o he_o be_v more_o miserable_a than_o myself_o and_o that_o delusion_n which_o shall_v make_v the_o great_a to_o think_v their_o condition_n happy_a only_o because_o it_o seem_v so_o to_o a_o multitude_n of_o silly_a and_o abuse_a people_n will_v deserve_v pity_n instead_o of_o esteem_n and_o veneration_n viii_o but_o the_o holy_a scripture_n assure_v we_o that_o honour_n be_v due_a unto_o the_o great_a and_o the_o payment_n thereof_o a_o obligation_n wherewith_o christian_a piety_n ought_v to_o comply_v now_o piety_n be_v inseparable_a from_o verity_n can_v honour_v that_o which_o be_v not_o true_o worthy_a of_o honour_n it_o must_v then_o be_v say_v that_o there_o be_v something_o 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what_o manner_n this_o come_v to_o pass_v we_o must_v consider_v that_o if_o man_n have_v continue_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n there_o have_v not_o be_v any_o great_a among_o they_o but_o be_v bear_v alike_o they_o will_v have_v remain_v always_o in_o the_o same_o equality_n of_o nature_n man_n be_v not_o make_v proper_o to_o command_v man_n as_o s._n gregory_n say_v because_o one_o man_n will_n be_v not_o the_o rule_n of_o another_o but_o all_o have_v for_o their_o only_a rule_n the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o before_o their_o transgression_n they_o understand_v with_o such_o perspicuity_n as_o not_o to_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o be_v teach_v it_o by_o other_o x._o wherefore_o though_o greatness_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o irregularity_n in_o itself_o yet_o it_o be_v at_o least_o a_o effect_n of_o the_o irregularity_n and_o disorder_n of_o nature_n and_o a_o necessary_a consequent_a of_o the_o first_o sin_n because_o as_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n can_v not_o admit_v difference_n and_o distinction_n so_o that_o of_o sin_n can_v not_o suffer_v equality_n every_o man_n will_v be_v a_o master_n and_o tyrant_n over_o the_o rest_n but_o be_v impossible_a that_o every_o one_o shall_v succeed_v in_o this_o design_n it_o be_v necessary_a either_o that_o reason_n shall_v induce_v man_n to_o order_n or_o force_v compel_v they_o and_o so_o the_o strong_a obtain_v the_o mastery_n and_o the_o weak_a remain_n in_o subjection_n xi_o reason_n know_v that_o this_o subjection_n among_o man_n to_o one_o another_o be_v not_o only_o inevitable_a but_o also_o most_o requisite_a and_o useful_a it_o perceive_v that_o the_o light_n of_o man_n understanding_n since_o his_o sin_n be_v too_o feeble_a to_o direct_v he_o even_o in_o matter_n regard_v only_o the_o civil_a life_n and_o that_o the_o corruption_n of_o his_o will_n be_v such_o as_o render_v he_o incapable_a of_o behave_v himself_o quiet_o in_o a_o regular_a condition_n it_o see_v it_o therefore_o to_o be_v necessary_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o more_o gross_a and_o exterior_a law_n which_o may_v oblige_v he_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o duty_n and_o such_o be_v that_o of_o empire_n and_o dominion_n it_o judge_v convenient_a that_o law_n and_o policy_n shall_v be_v establish_v and_o that_o some_o person_n shall_v have_v authority_n to_o make_v they_o observe_v it_o approve_v that_o humane_a affair_n shall_v be_v regulate_v and_o for_o the_o avoid_n of_o contest_v that_o preference_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o some_o above_o other_o in_o fine_a it_o do_v not_o only_o consent_v to_o the_o constitution_n of_o greatness_n but_o look_v on_o this_o order_n as_o the_o masterpiece_n of_o humane_a wit_n and_o the_o most_o useful_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n xii_o but_o although_o concupiscence_n desire_v greatness_n and_o reason_n approve_v the_o establishment_n thereof_o yet_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o be_v sufficient_a to_o render_v it_o lawful_a man_n be_v not_o in_o their_o own_o power_n and_o therefore_o can_v dispose_v of_o themselves_o much_o less_o of_o other_o god_n alone_o be_v their_o sovereign_a master_n neither_o can_v they_o unless_o by_o his_o command_n set_v up_o or_o acknowledge_v any_o other_o without_o commit_v treason_n against_o he_o shall_v a_o company_n of_o slave_n assemble_v in_o a_o prison_n confer_v on_o some_o among_o they_o the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n over_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o their_o master_n will_v not_o only_o laugh_v at_o so_o bold_a and_o rash_a a_o establishment_n but_o also_o punish_v he_o that_o shall_v make_v use_n thereof_o as_o a_o usurper_n and_o tyrant_n since_o such_o authority_n appertain_v to_o he_o alone_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v only_o he_o that_o can_v communicate_v and_o transfer_v the_o same_o to_o another_o this_o be_v our_o case_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n we_o be_v all_o his_o slave_n and_o can_v dispose_v of_o ourselves_o but_o by_o his_o order_n it_o will_v therefore_o be_v in_o vain_a that_o man_n give_v to_o some_o among_o they_o the_o right_n and_o power_n of_o govern_v other_o do_v not_o god_n join_v his_o authority_n to_o their_o choice_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o st._n augustine_n all_o capital_a punishment_n &_o execution_n of_o justice_n will_v be_v so_o many_o homicide_n and_o murder_n if_o god_n who_o be_v the_o sole_a master_n of_o the_o life_n &_o death_n of_o man_n have_v not_o give_v they_o the_o power_n of_o inflict_a death_n on_o those_o who_o shall_v violate_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o trouble_v their_o society_n we_o learn_v from_o the_o scripture_n that_o god_n have_v do_v it_o that_o he_o have_v ratify_v by_o his_o authority_n these_o humane_a establishment_n that_o he_o approve_v the_o bind_n and_o unite_n man_n together_o by_o law_n and_o constitution_n that_o he_o authorise_v they_o to_o make_v choice_n of_o some_o for_o the_o procure_v their_o observance_n and_o last_o communicate_v his_o power_n to_o the_o person_n choose_v for_o the_o government_n of_o those_o that_o be_v under_o they_o xiii_o these_o be_v not_o vain_a speculation_n but_o truth_n define_v by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n it_o be_v the_o apostle_n s_o paul_n who_o teach_v we_o that_o all_o power_n come_v from_o god_n non_fw-la est_fw-la potestas_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la that_o authority_n be_v establish_v by_o god_n quae_fw-la autem_fw-la sunt_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la ordinatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la that_o whosoever_o resist_v they_o do_v resist_v the_o order_n and_o appointment_n of_o god_n qui_fw-la resistit_fw-la potestati_fw-la dei_fw-la ordinationi_fw-la resistit_fw-la that_o those_o who_o govern_v the_o people_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o the_o reward_v the_o good_a and_o punish_v the_o evil._n dei_fw-la minister_n est_fw-la tibi_fw-la in_o bonum_fw-la dei_fw-la minister_n est_fw-la vindex_fw-la in_o iram_fw-la and_o he_o give_v to_o prince_n 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